The European Parliament has just voted 410-192 in favor of dropping its DST requirement in the EU by 2021. The vote is not the last word on the issue but will form the basis of discussions with EU countries to produce a final law. Under the proposal, each member state would decide amongst three options: - to continue with twice-a-year clock changes, - to stick permanently to summer time, or - to stick permanently to winter time. All member states would need to inform the European Commission of their choice ahead of the proposed switch, by April 2020. They would then coordinate with the bloc's executive so that their decisions do not disrupt the functioning of the single market. The European Commission proposed in September ending the practice after an EU-wide opinion survey showed a large majority in favor of doing so. The survey generated 4.6 million responses, with 84% of respondents wanting to end seasonal clock changes. Critics say the survey was dominated by Germans, who made up 70% of the respondents. https://www.dw.com/en/eu-parliament-votes-to-end-daylight-savings/a-48064185 https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2019/0326/1038689-eu-daylight-savings/ -- Tim Parenti